Trip to France Day 2 (4) (Chartres)

Prior to the trip, we booked tables for dinner every night except for the first night, so we were walking around the city, looking for a restaurant. Then we found the sign of a witch. Inside, (apparently) only local people were eating there, which is the good sign. We were able to get the last table available (all other tables were reserved and the restaurant was full).

地元のロゼワイン。やはりワインの値段はかなり安い。

The local Rose wine. It was very cheap.

アミューズブッシェ。生ハム、モッツアレラとメロン。

Amuse bouche. Prosciutto, mozzarella and cantaloupe.

これは私の前菜の、アスパラガスとアンチョビのペースト。私は前菜、メイン、チーズ、デザートの４コースの Prix Fixe を注文。

I ordered 4-course (appetizer, main dish, cheese and dessert) Prix Fixe menu. This was the appetizer (asparagus and anchovy paste).

これは夫の前菜のフォワグラ。彼は前菜、魚料理、肉料理、チーズ、デザートの５コース！初日からこんなにハイペースで大丈夫なのでしょうか？

This was the fois gras dish for my husband. He ordered the 5-course menu (appetizer, fish, meat, cheese and dessert)!

Sorbet between the dishes. I guess a little bit of alcohol was added. Our waitress explained each dish in French, so I could understand only little. I used to study French and could understand/speak French more, but I realized I forgot a lot of it. At this restaurant, they did not understand English, but they understood my poor French.

Meat dish for my husband. I saw "veau" in the menu, so I recommended him to order this as I though it was veal dish, but it was actually veal kidney (Rognons de veau). I didn't like it (although I liked the sauce), but my husband, while he didn't like it very much, either, finished it all.

チーズ３種。私はこの時点でもうおなかがいっぱい。

Three kinds of cheese. By the time, I was very full.

夫のチーズはパイの中に。さすがの彼もおなかいっぱいで苦しそう。

Cheese for my husband was in the crust. Even my husband (who can eat a lot) was full, too.

私のデザートはクレームブリュレ。すごくおいしいんだけど、もう一口も食べられません～。

My dessert, crème brûlée. It was delicious, but I was too full to finish it.

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Thank you for visiting my blog. I was born and raised in Kyoto, Japan, and currently live in the Boston area with my husband from Taiwan and Poirot, the pug (male). We love to travel different places and eat good food of any kind (from street foods to Michelin 3 star restaurants). My articles are mostly written in Japanese, but I'll gradually add English version, as well.